Debian apt up to 1.0.8 privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Debian apt up to 1.0.8. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

APT before 1.0.9 does not verify downloaded files if they have been modified as indicated using the If-Modified-Since header, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was released 09/18/2014 with Debian as Bug 1143815 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0487 since 12/19/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82200 (Debian DLA-53-1 : apt security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195616 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Apt Vulnerabilities (USN-2348-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96127) and Tenable (82200). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 67672, 67673 and 67674.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82200
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-53-1 : apt security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703025
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3025-1 (apt - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: apt 1.0.9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: Bug 1143815
Organization: Debian
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0487 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96127 - Debian Apt 304 security bypass, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 46947 - Debian Apt before 1.0.9 Remote Bypass Security via Crafted Repository Data, Medium
SecurityFocus: 69836 - apt CVE-2014-0487 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 61275 - Ubuntu update for apt, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2014 14:52
Updated: 02/20/2022 21:06
Changes: 09/23/2014 14:52 (76), 06/11/2017 05:16 (8), 02/20/2022 21:06 (3)
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